Posts tagged with: puberty

Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez

Twelve-year-old Anita has always had a happy life, living with her extended family in the Dominican Republic. Her middle class family live a life that few in her country can afford, with household servants and private schools for their children. And always, they are surrounded by portraits of “El Jefe,” whom Anita has always thought …read more…

Published on: 22 May 2011 by Ken

Categorized under: Book Review, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Intermediate Literature, Latino, Multicultural Literature, YA Literature • Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets

Literary legend has it that someone once challenged Ernest Hemingway to write a novel in six words. His response was “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” I’m not sure if this is true or not: the whole thing sounds a little too neat for me. I’m not a huge fan of Hemingway, so I’m not …read more…

Published on: 21 May 2011 by Ken

Categorized under: Autobiography/Biography, Book Review, Teaching Issues, Writing Issues, YA Literature • Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Every Man for Himself: Ten Short Stories About Being a Guy edited by Nancy Mercado

I don’t know how I missed this one, but I did. And I’m a bit upset about that, because there are some fine stories in here. I warmed to this book from the very beginning, because Nancy Mercado tells us …what these stories are not. They are not stories about your voice changing, learning how …read more…

Published on: 16 August 2010 by Ken

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